Great that the AKTP I led with NHS Derbyshire has made the cover of DDN magazine. We explored why people use substances alone in light of record high drug deaths

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That’s the shelfmark of our LERO Lived Experience Recovery Organisations book in the British Library.

A book written with lived experience authors.

That is what epistemic justice looks like in action — lived knowledge entering the national record,

Great to be back at the UN. Speaking tomorrow afternoon on the need for continuity of care for those in addiction recovery.

A landmark day at the British Library book launch of the LERO book by New Central Media. A historic moment as we legally deposited lived experience knowledge at the library with Dame Carol Black and Dr Ed Day, the national recovery champion.

Thank you Eve

Performing Recovery Issue 12 Featuring Fallen Angels, New Note Orchestra, (UP)BEAT, Sober IS Fun, Jem Tovey talks about Recovery Tattoos, Dr David Patton on New Central Media, News, Poetry and Art.

Issue 12 has landed! Our twelfth step…
In this issue:
Fallen Angels Dance Theatre
@drdavidpatton.bsky.social
Speakbeat Collective
Sober IS Fun
Jem Tovey
Ameet Shah
New Note Orchestra
Daniel Leyton
READ HERE: recovery-arts.org/pr-magazine/...

Job Vacancy at the University of Nottingham: Research Fellow (Multiple positions, fixed term) We are now recruiting 2 full time Research Fellows to work with Stephen Farrall and colleagues at Warwick (Emily Gray) and Queen Mary College, University of London (Maria Grasso) on their research int...

Come and work with, Emily Gray, Maria Grasso and myself!:

jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

Thanks Eve!

Great to see that @drdavidpatton.bsky.social's recent work "Recovery Capital Pathways in Prison", giving voice to lived experiences of recovery, has been cited by the UK Parliament's Justice Committee Review on tackling drugs in prison. Fantastic work! #CASSPPR #SocialPolicy #DerbyUni #Impact

We don’t have to wait for a global pandemic to show us that we can live and do things differently.

Music on the Mount is a sober music festival. 2,000 people having a great time without the need for alcohol or mind altering substances. Such a great energy, culture and presence here yesterday.

I’m in Boston baby!

So grateful to Beth Collinson, PhD and Jacquelyn Hillios at The Phoenix for inviting me to come and visit and collaborate in some exciting plans.

The Phoenix's mission is to build a sober active community.

We’re not just launching books. We’re gathering with the authors and hearing directly from them.

On June 10th in Middlesbrough, in partnership with Recovery Connections, New Central Media is celebrating the release of two titles—it signals the rise of a publishing platform

If you'd like to share your personal story about policing Orgreave to provide a historical account for future generations to listen to and learn from, get in touch with us at orgreave@derby.ac.uk or find out more at www.derby.ac.uk/research/showcase/orgreave-service-speaks/

Hot off the press: The Recovery Capital Pathways Through Prison is now available.

Huge thanks to Dame Carol Black for writing the foreword to the book and for her support.

Paperback - www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1917005709
Ebook - www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F28B9K58

Thanks to DFAF, WFAD and RUN for inviting me to speak today at their global leaders event to explore transformative recovery strategies at the UN.

New Central Media on BBC Radio Tees with Gary Philipson YouTube video by Recovery Connections

I am soo pleased that 2 of the lived experience authors published by New Central Media (NCM) in partnership with Recovery Connections have been featured on BBC Radio speaking about their experiences of becoming a published author & their journeys & the amazing work they do.

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A full circle moment for me at the 68th Commission on Narcotic Drugs at the United Nations repesenting the University of Derby launching the women’s recovery capital pathways book published by New Central Media.

Published today! Show your support by purchasing a copy - 100% of the profits go to the authors! And please re-post and share.

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#IWD2025 #AccelerateAction

Thank you @evepea.bsky.social

Delighted that the recommendations for change by the 13 Lived Experience authors from our soon-to-be-released book 'Recovery Capital Pathways Through Prison' have been accepted as evidence by the Justice Committee of the UK Parliament.

www.parliament.uk/justicecttee.

Hope you got through it ok

Why New Central Media is challenging the way we do knowledge YouTube video by New Central Media

Peter da Silva, Aliyah Knight, Dot Smith and I share at the Recovery Connections Awards in Durham in 2025 how New Central Media in partnership with Recovery Connections is challenging the way knowledge is created and who gets to create knowledge.

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What an amazing day of celebration of so many amazing people at the Recovery Connections Awards today!

The dedication, care, compassion and impact of so many teams from Recovery Connections in my home stomping ground of the North East is truly remarkable.

Dot Smith you must be very proud!

Dr David Patton: Dismantling the Academic Hierarchies around Recovery YouTube video by The Phoenix

Please check out the awesome work of The Phoenix. They are creating a movement around community and belonging to change how society approaches addiction & recovery.

I had a blast speaking with the very cool Bryce The Third. You can catch the podcast interview below also. youtu.be/EPT8qc-hqB0?...

Signing out of all social media from now until the new year to allow focussed time with family, friends and self.

Wishing you all a very happy Christmas and very best wishes for 2025!

Great to be in Brazil at the 29th World Federation of Therapeutic Communities. I was sharing how recovery communities decolonise contemporary structures creating heterotopias for change, growth and healing.

Growing up as a kid I often felt lonely and not always understood. I know firsthand the value of friendship and allyship in my own journey.

I was so grateful to be presented with an award by Faces and Voices of Recovery Brazil for being a ‘friend of recovery’. Thank you so much ❤️

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National Health, Wellbeing and Human Sustainability Conference 2025 The National Health, Wellbeing and Human Sustainability Conference brings together Practitioners in the fields of health, well-being, business growth and human sustainability to shine a spotlight on s...

www.derby.ac.uk/events/lates...

Learning and teaching is more than the communication of information Education is transformative.

Really touched by the kind comments of some of my wonderful third year undergraduate students on my substance misuse module as we had our last session for 2024 today.